Could we be seeing the return of "blackface" characters to the world's stage?  Probably not.  But the recent French Vogue photo spread, Australian variety show performance,...

Dear Editor,I'm going to have to go ahead and agree with Mr. Jowett on this one. VSTEP's efforts to ban bottled water from campus are a waste of time and a misallocation of good intentions.  Can you...

Dear Editor,Since 2006, the GOP hasn't had much to cheer about: embarrassing losses in the last two Congressional elections, and an electoral blowout in the 2008 presidential race, coupled with the losses...

This school seems to have a thing for naked people.  We have a nude calendar and two naked bike rides. And what's wrong with that? Absolutely nothing.  With the Naked Bike Ride approaching and...

Dear Editor,After reading the article about VSTEP encouraging the University to stop selling bottled water, I couldn't hold my tongue. Honestly? Who does it help for us to stop selling bottled water? The...

Last week, I tackled some of the congressional and gubernatorial elections and the media's oversized response to them.In the process, I unfairly passed over a genuinely important bit of electoral news...

Our military is stretched beyond its means in two wars and several peacekeeping missions. There just aren't enough troops to go around, and the only way the military can fill the gaps is by lowering their...

 I'm sitting in class and the day's lecture is done.  The professor has opened the discussion up to the class and it's time to participate.  A hand extends shakily into the air, "I mean...

Envision a life in which you are nothing more than a human possession — an object abused by someone to the point that you fear for your life. For those that live in nations that allow such abuse...

You have probably known for a while that the air you breathe is slightly poisoned. Now, thanks to Congress, your water is chemically rich as well.Recently, the power plants and major conglomerates have...

Having learned to drive a car in Massachusetts, where the only driving regulation against cell phone use applies to bus drivers, it was not long before I learned the consequences of that freedom.This past...

We have a reputation.  We have a reputation to uphold and  a reputation to make. The students involved in VSTEP are living up to our reputation as proactive UVM students. VSTEP is working to...